Mile Sur Mera Tumhara

It’s been a long time since I last watched this song and then I watched it yesterday in an entirely new format. This is one song that would be remembered by almost everybody from our generation. The generation who grew up by viewing Doordarshan (if not fully but at least initially, before the advent of cable). Who can forget”Baje Sargam”, “ Ek chidiya” or audio track of “Malgudi days”, “Jungle book” , “Karmanye (Mahabharata)”? These songs still remains in the heart of millions of people especially “ Mile Sur mera tumhara”.I knew the song by heart that time, even though it was in different languages and so does my PG friends . I can easily sense it because as soon as the new version of the song was aired for the first time in Zoom yesterday, all of us were glued to the idiot box and started singing it (though in bits and pieces).

Everybody was excited and was recalling old times. Though the new version has the same lyrics but still it has a new feel and obviously new faces. My P.G. is a mini India by itself, with girls from all parts of country. So, whenever the lyrics from a particular region will come, girls from that state will start singing that part. But the best part was me singing the Marathi part though not being a Marathi or my roommate from Karnataka singing the Bengali part. I think, that is the magic of this song, a perfect example of national integrity and unity in diversity. I still love the older version but felt it was a nice initiative on the sponsor’s part to have recreated the magic again. I don’t know if schools nowadays still have “ Saare jahan se accha “ in the morning assembly , or if our younger generation still remember our national anthem by heart. At least, by this way we cherished this particular song one more time.

Lemon Fresh: With Mom

Scene: Me reading Linda Goodman's Sun sign,Mom drinking tea.

I said cheerfully "Ma , my sun sign says i can cook better then French chef".
Mom said "Cook daal first then learn French Cuisine"

One Last Time

One last time,
I want to hold your hand
And walk forever.
One last time,
I want to get flowers from you
And keep it forever.
One last time,
I want to drink tea from the same cup
And let the moment last forever.
One last time,
I want to watch movie resting my head on your shoulder
And wish that movie never has “the end”.
One last time,
I want you to hold me,
And let me not get lost in crowd forever.
One last time,
I want to cook for you and hear,
It’s the best food you have eaten ever.
One last time,
I want you to hug me ,
And let me forget all the sorrows forever.
One last time,
I want to look into your eyes
And say the words left unspoken.
One last time,
I want to say please don’t leave me now
I want to be with you forever and ever.
One last time,
Just one last time.

Lemon Fresh from workplace

So, this is the new section which I have started since more than half of our day is spend at workplace and we all can correlate better ;).

Disclaimer: This series of posts are generic and by no means refer to my employer.

So, I and team were sitting in meeting room along with boss. It was almost 6 in the evening and our boss was telling us the future course of action of the project and how diligently we have to work to finish it on time. After the boss left, we looked at each other ,still thinking about the workload. Then I saw P in the deep thoughts. I told her not to worry too much about this, when she said “No. I am just thinking what I am going to cook for dinner today”.

Mirrors Don't Lie

I looked into mirror, one more time,

But still couldn’t get the feeling of sublime.

Something was incomplete, I don’t know what,

My dress, my accessories, everything was intact.

Then I saw you looking at me into the mirror,

And your smile made my look complete dear.

I realized, and the thought made me shy.

I am most beautiful in someone’s eye.
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Weighty Issues

Ok, so I was trying on my dress which I had bought for my birthday this year (oops last year I should say)and found that it doesn’t fit me anymore( I think the correct sentence would be that I didn’t fit into it). No, my reaction was not of shock, I was actually expecting it :( .
So how did I add these extra pounds? Thanks to:

1. Work (and it’s not workout) = Weight
This hypothesis does not require any scientific or theoretical research. It’s proved. My workplace is very much conducive to my overeating, how? Thanks to my extended hours at my workplace, like other cubicle dwellers I had my breakfast at lunch, lunch at snacks time, snacks at dinner and dinner on my bed. Then add gallons of tea/coffee to this and it’s done. You just added some hundreds calories more.

2. Sweets at my desk
So, if you don’t know it, this is the common mail sent for celebrations like “engagement, anniversary, just back after a vacation” and then there is highly occurring and most sought after “chocolates at my desk” not for any celebrations but since you have just returned from abroad. And why to say no to these yummy sweets? So add some more 100s of calories for that.

3. Lets meet up over a cup of coffee
So you are meeting your friends. And what’s the commonest meeting zone? None other than coffee shops. Indulge in gossips with a cup of sinful coffee adding just a few extra ounces to your weight. And by the way did you say “with extra chocolate syrup, scoop of ice-cream and hint of whipped cream”. Here it goes from ounces to pounds.

4. You love Chicken
You love chicken but you have to wait till weekend to have it (condition applies: Only if you are like me, surviving on dabba for dinner and veggie menu for lunch) so what will you do? You will HOG like a pig. And I need not tell calorie count for this ;)

5. Chocolate helps chocolate heals:
Chocolate is a great stress buster and mood lifter. So, are you having a foul mood or has tons of work to finish? Angry on your friends or does your boss reprimanded you? Just grab a chocolate and entire wrath will melt like chocolate in your mouth. Uummmmm BTW did they say that it’s dark chocolate which helps? Doesn’t matter it’s one and the same thing (including calories).

Welcome 2010

It's my first post for year 2010 Yipee..... Happy New Year to all my blog buddies!!!So, a flashback to year 2009 for me- It was pretty uneventful year except for few moments like I completed a year on my job and started my blog. There were some sweet and some sour moments and then there were some regrets. Sweet, will be cherished forever and sour won’t be remembered forever. As for regrets, “ it wouldn't be New Years if I didn't have regrets.” ~William Thomas. As for resolution I believe “Never tell your resolution beforehand, or it's twice as onerous a duty.” ~John Selden. Especially, when they are meant to be broken ;).

But with the advent of new year I make it a point to read my horoscope ( I Know it’s too superstitions but who don’t want to know what will happen in the coming years ;) Though, at the end of it you find that 80% of things didn’t happen or matched as per your horoscope prediction). The second thing which I look forward to is the quota of holidays for the year, which, sadly is only 6 holidays this year:(.

Bye Bye 2009 and Welcome 2010.To make an end is to make a beginning.